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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Kumiko Uchino, Nagoya, JP;
Keiji Seo, Nagoya, JP;
Takamine Hokazono, Nagoya, JP;
Hidenori JO, Nagoya, JP;
Yuki Nagashima, Nagoya, JP;
Kumiko Uchino, Nagoya, JP;
Keiji Seo, Nagoya, JP;
Takamine Hokazono, Nagoya, JP;
Hidenori Jo, Nagoya, JP;
Yuki Nagashima, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A printer comprising a roll storage part, a feeder, a printing head, a plurality of support rollers, and at least one guide member. The roll storage part rotatably stores a roll that winds a print-receiving tape around a predetermined axis. The feeder pulls out and feeds the print-receiving tape. The printing head performs desired printing on the print-receiving tape. The plurality of support rollers contact an outer peripheral surface of the roll and rotatably support the roll. The at least one guide member is provided to the roll storage part in an advanceable and retreatable manner and guides the print-receiving tape by contacting an end surface of the roll. The guide member comprises a plurality of through-holes configured to guide advancing and retreating of the guide member. A plurality of support rollers are respectively inserted along the width direction thorough the through-holes.